Fungalpedia – Note 155, Appendicisporonites (Fossil Fungi)

 

Appendicisporonites R.K. Saxena & S. Khare 

Citation when using this data: Saxena RK & Hyde KD. 2024 (in prep) – Fungalpedia, Fossil Fungi. 

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Classification: Microthyriales, Ascomycota, Fossil Fungi.

The monotypic fossil genus Appendicisporonites was described from the Neyveli Formation (Eocene, 56–40 mya) of Jayamkondacholapurum Well-12, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India (Saxena & Khare 1992). Appendicisporonites is characterized by subcircular, inaperturate, and multicellular fungal spores. Each cell possesses a long process, processes septate or nonseptate, with pointed or blunt tips, and wall psilate. According to Kalgutkar & Jansonius (2000), the illustrated specimen appears to be related to the setose pycnidia found in some Coelomycetes. Only one species listed in Index Fungorum (2023) under this genus.

Type species: Appendicisporonites typicus R.K. Saxena & S. Khare

 

 

Figure 1 – Appendicisporonites typicus. Scale bar = 50 μm. Redrawn from Saxena & Khare (1992).

 

References

Kalgutkar RM, Jansonius J. 2000 – Synopsis of fungal spores, mycelia and fructifications. AASP Contribution Series 39, 1–423. 

Saxena RK., Khare S. 1992 – Fungal remains from the Neyveli Formation of Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India. Geophytology 21, 37–43.

 

Entry by

Ramesh K. Saxena, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India

 

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